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SC 15-Hour Health and Safety Pre-Service Certificate for Early Care and Education Professionals

This online course assists teachers, child care professionals and providers in protecting the health and safety of children in child care settings while enhancing the overall quality of early learning and afterschool programs. The content areas covered in this course are: Prevention and control of infectious diseases; SIDS and the use of safe sleep practices; Administration of medication; Prevention of and response to food allergies; Building and physical premises safety; Prevention of shaken baby syndrome & abusive head trauma; Emergency preparedness & response planning; Storage of hazardous materials & bio-contaminants; Precautions in transporting children; and Nutrition and physical activity.

ATTENTION: SC’s free 15-Hour Health and Safety Pre-Service Course is required for administrators and teachers who are employed by programs who participate with ABC Quality/SC Voucher. Completion of this course is required once and will be accepted one time to count towards Child Care Licensing requirements. Providers should not repeat this course. Credit toward Licensing training requirements will not be accepted twice.

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